Cathhy Bayley 12/11/16 Cathhy Bayley 12/11/16

Orchestra and Chorus Christmas Party Dec. 20th

Mark your calendar for the annual ROCA Christmas party

Where: Edgewater Park Recreation Centre, 3031 Williams Road, Richmond

NOTE: Parking is limited so best to either carpool or park on Williams Road and walk into the Recreation Centre

When: Tuesday, December 20th 6:30PM

What to bring: Santa hats; something yummy to eat, either sweet or savoury; your favourite beverage; lots of Christmas Cheer! (Chorus also bring red carol binders)

Christmas Present Game (optional): if you'd like to participate in the annual Christmas present game please bring a wrapped gift, $10.00 maximum value. NOTE: the most popular gifts to steal are those uniquely wrapped or shaped.

Cathhy Bayley 12/6/16 Cathhy Bayley 12/6/16

Volunteers Still Needed!! Sunday, Dec. 11

Meghan still needs at least 2 more volunteers to help out at the concert on Sunday at Gilmore United.

Concert starts at 3:00PM but volunteers will need to come a little earlier.

If you have a family member or friend who could help out with this and see a fantastic concert for free please have them contact Meghan at roca@roca.ca

Meghan Verdejo 12/3/16 Meghan Verdejo 12/3/16

Chorus Dates - December rehearsals, concerts, etc.

Here are the chorus dates and times for dress rehearsals, concerts and sing outs in December:

Tuesday 6 December, All Saints Ladner - 6pm rehearsal for 7:30pm concert, formal concert dress
Saturday 10 December - 10am rehearsal - probably only to 11:30am, but will depend on how Tuesday went. 7pm call upstairs in the choir room - formal concert dress
Sunday 11 December - 2:30pm upstairs, unless there is a concert disaster!
Tuesday 13 December - 8am-10am singout at 5811 Cooney Road, Richmond - I have Anna, Doris, Kathy / CathyB & me / Graeme & Don /Rick & Bill - Christmas singout wear
7:30pm optional at the Orchestra's concert for the Food Bank - South Arm United Church
Thursday 15 December - 8am-10am singout at 1190 Hornby St - quartet only - Anna, me, Graeme, Rick
Monday 19 December - "singing card" to friends and supporters. Begins 10am at City Hall - Christmas singout wear
Tuesday 20 December - ROCA party at community room at Edgewater Park

Cathhy Bayley 12/1/16 Cathhy Bayley 12/1/16

CHORUS RETREAT - SAVE THE DATE - February 4th, 2017

The date for the Chorus retreat will be Saturday, February 4th between 9:00am to 4:00pm. Times are approximate, but please save this date in your calendar. More details to come!

Meghan Verdejo 11/29/16 Meghan Verdejo 11/29/16

Volunteers Needed for Ceremony of Carols

Dear members,

We are in desperate need of 6 volunteers for Ceremony of Carols - Sunday, December 11, 2016.

Currently, we need volunteers for the following positions:

- 1 volunteer to oversee the draw box
- 2 volunteers to hand out programs
- 2 volunteers to collect ticket stubs

If you know someone that is looking for high school volunteer hours or simply would like to watch the concert for free, please have them contact me at roca@roca.ca.

Thank you very much,
Meghan

Meghan Verdejo 11/17/16 Meghan Verdejo 11/17/16

Note to Chorus from Brigid: November 17, 2016

Please click on the link below to see the notes from Brigid and see the Christmas Binder song list.

Thank you!

Note to Chorus from Brigid: November 17, 2016

Christmas Binder PDF

Meghan Verdejo 11/16/16 Meghan Verdejo 11/16/16

Ceremony of Carols - E-newsletter

Dear Members,

An e-newsletter will be sent out later this afternoon to advertise our Ceremony of Carols performances, we would appreciate a forward to your contacts with a personal message attached. We've made it easy, simply click here to copy and paste a personal message. Thank you!

Meghan Verdejo 11/3/16 Meghan Verdejo 11/3/16

Ceremony of Carols: Poster Signup and Facebook Page

Dear members,

Our Facebook page for Ceremony of Carols, was just published this morning. Here is the link to the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1555233981157109/?notif_t=plan_user_associated&notif_id=1478189335684297

As we are still looking for advertisers for this concert, we would please ask that you invite your friends to the event so that we can reach at least 200 invites. As we mentioned at the AGM, it is important to show social media engagement throughout the season.

Note that there is now a Poster Distribution page in the Members' area. The posters for Ceremony of Carols are printed and ready for distribution, so if you would like to help distribute posters please sign up.

Here are the digital files:

Ceremony of Carols - Print Poster

Ceremony of Carols - Web Poster